I absoloutly LOVE Avenged Sevenfold. You could tell just by walking into my room(posters, CD's, and Synyster Gates Custom Guitar, and my avatar). The techniques they use like the sweep picking and just the crazy stuff they do, and the fact that both their guitarists can solo. Almost every other metal band I have heard just rattle the double kick as fast as they can throughout the song, but at least The Rev doesn't, and is more technical. Plus they don't scream, most of the time. The thing that really sets me off in metal is the fact that the band doesn't have much skill, and they just scream inaudible lyrics (*cough* Slipknot *cough*). I just despise those bands, e.g. Slipknot. they just rattle off power chords, 32nd and 64th notes of the drums, and their whiny sounding screaming lyrics. I know this is supposed to be what i like to listen to, but I'm just comparing the GODLY style of technicality to weak repetition. Plus, I think just five guys in a band is better than and army of psychos(*cough* Slipknot *cough*) Another thing is that A7X sounds so much better live than their recorded versions of their songs, which shows that they really are a good band, and they don't have to hide their faces in shame when in public with masks(*cough Slipknot *cough*)
